Toy



March 31, 1931. QWESTON 1,793,242

TOY

Filed June 1, 1928 gin wanton OZ 6 Ver Weston I A mine.

Patented Mar. 31, 1931 PATENT oFFicE OLIVER WESTON, F WARRENSVILLE, OHIO TOY Application filed June, 1,

This invention relates to toys and has for its principal object to provide a toy which will not only amuse a child but at the same time will enable the child to learn the alphabet and numerals.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of said character which is of simple and inexpensive construction.

.Vith the above and other objects in view,

the invention will be hereinafter fully de scribed with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be distinctly pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings similar characters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one side of a toy constructed in accordance with my invention, V v

2 is a similar view of the other side of the toy,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, the cover of the box being removed and showing the face of the rotatably mounted block, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line l l of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a shallow cylindrical box and 2 a cover therefor both preferably constructed of tin, which cover is held in position by being pressed onto the box. The bottom of the box 1 and the top of the cover 2 are depressed at 3 and 4 and each is provided with a central opening at 5 and 6 respectively. Rotatably mounted within said box and cover is a cylindrical block 7,

which is provided with depressions 8 and 9 leaving faces 10 and 11, and said block is provided with other smaller depressions 12 and 13. Diametrically opposite holes 14 and 15 0 are provided through the block 7 at the edges of the depressions 12 and 13 for receiving wires 16 and 17, which wires pass through the central openings 5 and 6 and are twisted together at one of their outer ends indicated by 18 and also twisted together at their other outer ends 19. Said twisted ends are then bent over at right angles to provide means for manually rotating the cylindrical block 7. Arranged on the face 10 of the block 7 are the letters of the alphabet indicated by 20, and

1928. Serial No. 282,140.

on its other face 11, the numerals up to 26 indicated by 21. Openings at 22 and 23 are provided in the cover 2 and the bottom of the box 1 opposite the letters 20 and the numerals 21 respectively to serve as Windows and permit the child to see same as the block 7 is rotated by pressing upon the twisted ends 18 01-19.

From the foreg ing, it is thought that the construction of this toy and its educational advantages will be understood and appreciated without urther explanation, and i is to be understood that slight changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the claims.

Having fully described my invention what I claim is 1. In a toy, the combination of a cylindrical block, the cylindrical bloclr being rotatably mounted within an apertured box, characters on the block adapted to pass said apert tires, and a wire passing through said block and having its ends twisted whereby the block may be manual ,y rotated.

2. In a toy, the combination of a cylindrical block, the cylindrical block being rotatably mounted within a box, the sides of the box being provided with opposite openings, the cylindrical block having sides, letters on one side of the block, numerals on the opposite side of the block, the letters and numerals being adapted to pass said openings upon rotation of said block, each side of the box being provided with a central recess, the block having a central depression at each side thereof, the blockbeing provided with diame rically opposite holes extending from the depression on one side thereof to the depression at the other side, wires passing through said holes, the outer ends of the wires being twisted and passing through said central recesses, and the twisted ends of the wires being bent over at right angles to provide means for rotating said block.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

OLIVER Wnsron. 

